Glass Container & Bottle Manufacturing worked example
Line Yield Loss at 1.08% target line loss rate: a worked example
This worked example runs the line yield loss numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 1.08% target line loss rate instead of the typical 1.5%. Calculate line yield loss for a glass bottle, jar, or container production line using lost containers, total formed containers, and target loss rate.
The inputs for this scenario
- Lost containers on the line: 2,600 containers (held at the documented default)
- Total formed containers: 145,000 containers (held at the documented default)
- Target line loss rate: 1.08 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 1.5)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Line yield loss rate = lost containers on line ÷ total formed containers × 100.
- Line yield loss rate works out to 1.79 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Line loss gap to target works out to -0.71 points at these inputs.
- Lost containers on line works out to 2,600 count at these inputs.
- Total formed containers works out to 145,000 count at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where target line loss rate sits at 1.5% and the headline result is 1.79 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 1.79 %.
- Use it for daily or shift yield reviews, campaign post-mortems, and to flag when a job is drifting away from its loss target. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Line yield loss rate: 1.79 % (headline result)
- Line loss gap to target: -0.71 points
- Lost containers on line: 2,600 count
- Total formed containers: 145,000 count
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Line Yield Loss calculator, set target line loss rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.